Do caracals have predators?

In other words, are their predators which kill the caracal, itself a highly efficient predator and the answer is yes. The caracal lives mainly on the African continent but not across the entire continent. Their distribution is sympatric (shared) with lions, hyenas and leopards, all three of which are larger than the medium-sized caracal weighing between 8kg-20kg. 

Hyena can prey on the caracal. Image: MikeB based on images in the public domain as assessed.

I will quote Mel and Fiona Sunquist (Wild Cats of the World): "Caracals sometimes share some of their habitats with, and occasionally fall prey to, larger predators such as lions, leopards and hyenas".

One biologist/researcher, Pienaar, recorded an occasion when the head of a caracal was seen near the Tsende picket in the Kruger National Park.

The spirited caracal had fought with seven lions over the carcass of a water buffalo.

It is said that jackals and caracals are old enemies. They will fight one another and kill each other's offspring.

Jackals can outcompete caracals for food apparently and they share many habitats with jackals. At one stage there was a large-scale jackal eradication program in South Africa and during this time caracal numbers increased as did the number of prey animals.

There is no polite agreement between wild cat species that they will leave each other alone. I am afraid nature is not like that. Smaller wild cats can be attacked and eaten by larger cat species.

Although this does not happen regularly.